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Hiding a cloth behind one’s back (MON SON PA)
Hiding a cloth behind one’s back (MON SON PA) is a popular Thai children game of bluffing and chase the game. Players have to guess if the cloth has been placed behind them. If it has, they have to quickly pick it up and chase their opponent, catching them before they make it back to their empty seat. This game has no record when the game was first known in Thailand, but this game was played by member of the old generations until nowadays. The game is mostly played in the Central part and mostly played during Songkran festival and Children’s day.

Equipment
The items needed for the game are a piece of cloth and a playground.

The number of player
More than six players can be boys or girls or both.

How to play
Before start game, players have to choose the person to be Mon. The rest of the player who sit down in the circle must sing chorus. Then Mon walks around behind them by holding a piece of cloth in secrecy. Mon will choose to drop the cloth behind anyone without his awareness and walks on pretending that the cloth is still in his hand. Moreover, when Mon completes the round, he picks up the cloth and beats that player who now runs away around the circle and go back to sit down at his own place. The new Mon will continue the game and elects to drop the cloth behind any player in the circle. But, if the latter senses it, then, instead, he will pick up the cloth and chase the Mon around until a place to squeeze in. Then the latter plays Mon.

Rules
1. Players are not allowed to turn around to look behind them or use their hands to see if the cloth is there. They must simply try to guess by looking at their team mates reactions to the Mon’s movements. 2. Players are not allowed to tell team mates that the cloth is behind them. 3. The loser always plays the Mon in the next round. 4. The player must run in one way. She/he cannot run in opposite direction. 5. Those that stay in the circle are not allowed to stand up or bend their knee. They must sit down.

Mon Son Pa song
มอญซ่อนผ้า ตุ๊กตาอยู่ข้างหลัง ไว้โน่นไว้นี่ ฉันจะตีก้นเธอ

Mon Son Pha 	Tukata You Khang lang. Wai Noen Wai nii   Chan Cha Tee Kon Ther.

Benefit of the game
1.	Enjoy and communicate to other people 2.	For exercise 3.	Practice resourcefulness

Reference
http://duangkamon18.blogspot.com/. (n.d.). http://www.baanjomyut.com/library_2/extension-2/thai_play/05.html. (n.d.). https://sites.google.com/site/karlalenphunbankhxngthiy/prawatikar-la-len-thiy. (n.d.). การละเล่นเด็กไทย. (n.d.). Retrieved from sacict: http://www.sacict.net/images/thaiplay.pdf